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Ready for School, Prepared for life: Part 1 - Discovery, Investigation & Exploration
At Magic Garden Early Education Centre, children learn through curiosity. They discover ideas, test possibilities, and explore the world through play, materials, and relationships. This learning is purposeful and powerful. It builds the thinking skills children need for school and for life. In Reggio-inspired practice, we see children as capable learners with a strong desire to understand. We protect time for deep play, meaningful exploration, and learning that grows from chi
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Ready for School, Prepared for Life: Part 2 - Social Competence & Social Justice
At Magic Garden, learning is not only about knowledge — it’s also about relationships, belonging, and becoming part of a community. Social competence and social justice begins early. Children learn how to: care for themselves connect with others manage emotions develop fairness and empathy work through challenges with growing responsibility These are essential skills for school readiness and long-term wellbeing. Why Social Learning Matters Strong social foundations support: c
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Ready for School, Prepared for Life: Part 3 - Foundation Skill, Literacy & Numeracy
At Magic Garden, literacy and numeracy grow through everyday experiences, meaningful play, and rich conversations. Foundation skills are not about pushing children ahead early. They are about building strong learning structures underneath reading, writing, and maths. These include: vocabulary and memory listening and communication pattern, number and prediction fine motor and gross motor control body-space awareness and coordination storytelling and symbolic representation Wh
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Sticks & Stones
To us as adults, a stick might seem like just a twig on the ground. But to a child, it can become anything— a magic wand, a knight’s...
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